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People Statistics · Area

Population in Madrid

1996 – 2025 · 29 data points 1 of 52 · Regions of Spain Updated Oct 23, 2026
People · Madrid Madrid Spain

Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 1996 – 2025

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Overview 6 figures People 13 figures Economy 14 figures Housing 1 figure Education 5 figures Tourism 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 7,137,031 +1.9% since 2024
Regions of Spain · 2025 1 of 52 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015 +11% +1.2% a year on average
share of Madrid 100.3% Madrid: 7,113,886 · 2025
Population, 1996 – 2025 people
+11% since 2015

Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 1996 – 2025

Compared with Population · people
Madrid 7.1M
Madrid 7.1M
Spain 49M
European Union 451M
World 8.2B

Sources: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Madrid · 1996 – 2025
Latest value 7,137,031 · 2025
First value 5,022,289 · 1996
Highest 7,137,031 · 2025
Lowest 5,022,289 · 1996
Average change +1.2% a year on average
Data points 29

By year

All years · 1996 – 2025

YearMadridChange MadridSpainEuropean UnionWorld
2025 7,137,031 +1.9% 7.1M 49M 451M 8.2B
2024 7,001,715 +2.1% 7M 49M 449M 8.1B
2023 6,859,914 +1.6% 6.9M 48M 448M 8.1B
2022 6,750,336 −0.0% 6.7M 47M 446M 8B
2021 6,751,251 −0.4% 6.7M 47M 446M 7.9B
2020 6,779,888 +1.7% 6.7M 47M 447M 7.9B
2019 6,663,394 +1.3% 6.6M 47M 446M 7.8B
2018 6,578,079 +1.1% 6.5M 47M 445M 7.7B
2017 6,507,184 +0.6% 6.5M 46M 445M 7.6B
2016 6,466,996 +0.5% 6.4M 46M 444M 7.5B
2015 6,436,996 −0.3% 6.4M 46M 443M 7.4B
2014 6,454,440 −0.6% 6.4M 46M 442M 7.4B
2013 6,495,551 −0.0% 6.4M 47M 442M 7.3B
2012 6,498,560 +0.1% 6.4M 47M 441M 7.2B
2011 6,489,680 +0.5% 6.4M 47M 440M 7.1B
2010 6,458,684 +1.1% 6.4M 46M 441M 7B
2009 6,386,932 +1.8% 6.3M 46M 440M 6.9B
2008 6,271,638 +3.1% 6.2M 46M 439M 6.8B
2007 6,081,689 +1.2% 6.1M 45M 437M 6.7B
2006 6,008,183 +0.7% 6M 44M 436M 6.7B
2005 5,964,143 +2.7% 5.9M 43M 434M 6.6B
2004 5,804,829 +1.5% 5.8M 43M 433M 6.5B
2003 5,718,942 +3.5% 5.6M 42M 431M 6.4B
2002 5,527,152 +2.9% 5.5M 41M 430M 6.3B
2001 5,372,433 +3.2% 5.4M 41M 429M 6.2B
2000 5,205,408 +1.2% 5.3M 40M 428M 6.2B
1999 5,145,325 +1.1% 5.3M 40M 428M 6.1B
1998 5,091,336 +1.4% 5.2M 40M 427M 6B
1996 5,022,289 5.2M 40M 425M 5.8B

Sources: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística · Eurostat · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1996 – 2025

Ranking · Regions of Spain

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryPopulation
1 Madrid 6.6M
2 Barcelona 5.6M
3 Valencia/València 2.5M
4 Sevilla 1.9M
5 Alicante/Alacant 1.8M
6 Málaga 1.6M
7 Murcia 1.5M
8 Cádiz 1.2M
9 Bizkaia 1.1M
10 Balears, Illes 1.1M
11 Coruña, A 1.1M
12 Palmas, Las 1.1M
13 Asturias 1M
14 Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1M
15 Zaragoza 955K
16 Pontevedra 942K
17 Granada 912K
18 Tarragona 796K
19 Córdoba 785K
20 Girona 762K
21 Gipuzkoa 721K
22 Almería 709K
23 Toledo 687K
24 Badajoz 676K
25 Navarra 648K
26 Jaén 638K
27 Cantabria 580K
28 Castellón/Castelló 577K
29 Huelva 520K
30 Valladolid 520K
31 Ciudad Real 499K
32 León 464K
33 Lleida 433K
34 Cáceres 396K
35 Albacete 389K
36 Burgos 357K
37 Salamanca 331K
38 Lugo 331K
39 Araba/Álava 329K
40 Rioja, La 316K
41 Ourense 309K
42 Guadalajara 254K
43 Huesca 219K
44 Cuenca 197K
45 Zamora 175K
46 Palencia 162K
47 Ávila 158K
48 Segovia 153K
49 Teruel 135K
50 Soria 88,600
51 Melilla 86,384
52 Ceuta 85,144

Source: INE — Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 2018

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